Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-29
WIN S. Trowbridge is home for few

VIII ). Trowbridge is home for a few
days.
Fennimore Farmers Institute Jan. II
and H.
Lancaster Farmers Institute Jan. /:
and 13.
More snow, trains blocked, thermom
eter below O.
Madison Banjo and Guitar Club a
Hyde's Hall tonight
Decatur Pulford is spending his hol,
iday vacation at home.
Fred Draper was down from Madison
TO spend Christmas at home.
Mr.. j. II. Bowman, of Madison. is
visiting his friend Mr.. Fred Meyer.
Mr.. Anton Schmitt shipped carload
of potatoes from Fennimore this week
The average attendance at the Con-
gregational Sunday School for the past
quarter was 100.
Miss Annie Wall, formerly of Grant
county, but now OF Pueblo, Col, has
just published volume of Christmas
Poems
Supt. Chas. L. Harper and Prof.
Clyde X. Showalter are in attendance
at the State Teachers Association at
Madison.
President Edward Eaton and his fam
lily spent Christmas at Mrs. Ellz abeth
BARRIERS. Mrs. Barber returned with
them to Beloit
y large number of relatives spent
Christmas with Mr. r. b. Showalter.
Mr.. Gene Willard was among the ar
rivals Saturday evening
Mr.. Daniel Price is back from the
North. He has been working at his
trade at Marshfeld, but will spend the
remainder Of the winter here.
Mrs. L. A. Boughton, mother of our
Register of Deeds, Mr. l.. II. Boughton,
arrived here from Dakota last week.
She will spend the the winter here with
her son.
MIR. Leo. Baumgartner, of Mitchell,
Dakota, is visiting his father in Fenni-
more township for two weeks. He at
tended the fremens ball in this city
Monday night.
Our obliging telegraph operator Mr..
John Waud is taking a lay-off during
the holidays and is visiting friends in
Illinois. Mr. Alex Van Leshout, of
Madison, is supplying his place
Mrs T. K Stephens with her
daughter Daisy are spending the holi-
days with friends and relatives in Platte
vile. Miss Hyla Howdle has charge
Of her shop during her absence.
No freight trains in and not hun
bred gallons of kerosene in the city. If
the railroad company don't put on some
snow plows and get the trains through
we will have to return to the old fash
ioned talloW dips.
The news of the death of Richard
Winners, of Poiosi, reached US too late
for publication last week. lie died of
consumption. Some friend will no
doubt furnish us with more fitting
obituary for a later publication.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. NJ. Barber arrived
in Lancaster Wednesday evening and
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Chandler. They have given up their
intended trip to California, wisely choos-
ing visit with friends in the more de
sirable winter resorts of Lancaster, Chi
eago and Beloit
Miss Alice Chandler arrived home
from Dakota a few days ago aud will be
found at her desk in the HERALD office
as of old. She speaks highly of Dakota
and says there are many good chances
there for teachers if they can make up
there minds to endure the hardships
that encompass the pedagogue who ven
lures forth into that comparatively new
country.
Capt. +. w. Strong went to Richland
Center week before last and organized a
camp of Modern Woodmen of America
Mr. Strong is an accredited organizing
officer of the order and will do similar
work in other places. This society is
growing and meets with favor wherever
its aims and methods are examined and
understood
We have received a note from j, s.
Hutchinson at Redington, Neb., order
ing the HERALD sent him. He also
says Il have a splendid location in a
beautiful county. | am in the valley Of
the Pumpkin Seed, close to q mountain
we call Court House Rock. | may
write you q long letter in the near future
describing this beautiful country with
its broad fertile valleys and mountains
Witness: Mr.. Eli Clayton, formerly
of Lewis Iowa has moved to Omaha,
Neb to take the position Of General
manager of the Iowa and Nebraska
Insurance Co, of Omaha. Neb. the old
est and largest Insurance Company in
the State Mr.. Clayton is one of the
Directors. He will be remembered by
many friends in Grant County as
former resident Of the town Of Clifton.
a dispatch from Monroe TO the
Chicago Tribune says that the friends of
Lieu. Gov. Ryland are putting him for
ward for nomination for Governor
The fact is that neither Mr.. Ryland nor
his friends have made any move in that
direction. 1t is rather early to begin
the canvass. We have no authority to
say that Mr.. Ryland will or will not
allow his name to be used in that con-
nection,at the proper time, but will
assume the responsibility of saying that
if he should receive the nomination it
would not oe of his own seeking.
The Character Festival to be given by
the ladies of the Episcopal church at the